Students, lawmakers face off over in-state tuition
Kelsey Volkmann, The Examiner
2008-02-22 08:00:00.0


BALTIMORE -
The battle over whether illegal immigrants should receive in-state tuition at Maryland’s public universities raged Thursday, as foreign students squared off against lawmakers who say only native-born students deserve the discounted tuition.

Sen. Andrew Harris, R-Baltimore and Harford counties, wants to prohibit illegal immigrants from receiving in-state tuition status because, he said, that amounts to a state subsidy and would take away college spots for native-born residents.

“By giving in-state tuition, you are rewarding illegal behavior,â€